Journal box and axle



Dec; 21', 1926; 1,611,240

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- D C3 15 9 l Patented 21.192

HUGH W. SANFORD, OF KNOXVILLE, TEQ'NESSEE.

JOURNAL Box am) ma Application filed April25, 1924. "Serial No.708,878. I

This improvement relatesv particularly to i the axles, axleboxings, and wheels'of mine cars.

Oneobject ofthe invention is to provide ,greater strength for a given thickness .of

i axle and to provide a structure which will permit the removal of the wheel from the axle without displacing the anti-friction rollers ordinarily used' in such wheels.

. A further object of the invention is to pro vide a construction in which there is greater strength for a' given diameter of the journal or axle, a

An'important feature of the invention is a sleeve'which surrounds the part of the journal or axle-whichrests inthe wheel hub and on and around which the anti-friction -:rolle'rs of the bearingare arranged. Said sleeve is 'preferably'longer than the wheel hub, as will behereindescribed. structure comprising a sleeve in a general way like the sleeve of the present application is made the subject matter of my application for Letters Patent of the United States, Serial Number 652,585, filed July 19, 1923, for journal boxes and axles. In thestructure 'of'that application, provision is made for engagement between I he extreme outer end of the sleeve and t -,0llt81" end of the wheel hub to cause the sleeve to be drawn ofi from the journal or axle when the wheel lis removed fromthe journal or axle. Such a sleeve isalso shown in my application,

Serial Number 693,273,filed February" 16, 1924;,f0r a patent for journal boxes and i axles. In that application, provision is made for engagement between the inner end of the wheel hub and theadjacent part of the sleeve, whereby. the sleeve is removed from the journal or axle when the wheel is removed. I

\ In' the con'structionof the present application, engagement is made between the outer end of the sleeve and the inner end of the hub. through the medium of the anti-friction rollers formingapart of the hub bearing.

Such engagement may be made in difit'erent ways, ashere in described.

In the accompanying drawings,

' Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section 1n the upright plane extending along the axial line of one of the axles of the car;

Fi 2 is an upright, transverse section on {hie line, 2-2, of Fig. 1, looking toward the e to Fig. 3 is an upright, transverse section on the ends of the rollers, B.

of the sleeve.

, right;

Fi .5 is an upright, transverse section on the line, 55, Fig. 1, looking toward the left; A j

1 Fig.6 is a section-ofthe hub and 'axle boxing on the same plane as the plane on which Fig. 1 is taken, the end'cap being omitted and a, washer being placed around the sleeve'at the inner ends of the rollers;

' Fig. 7 is an upright, transversesection on the l1ne, 7-7, ofjFig. 6, looking toward the right;

Fi 8 ing t e washer of Figs. 6 and 7 Fig. 9 is a section 'on the l1ne, 99, of Fig. 8,'looking toward the right; Fig. 10; illustrates still other means forem gaging the washer of Figs. 6 and 7;

I Fig. 11 is a section on the line, 11;11,.

of Fig. 10, looking toward'the right.

Referring first to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4. and5,

RATE {OF IC illustrates other means for 'engagi the axle boxing, B. A sleeve or tube; A,

extends around the journal, A 'from the annular shoulder, A outward to the end of the journal. G is the wheel. This has a hub, C ,'which has an'end wall,C extend ing across the end of the journal and bearing a ainst said end. A tubular metal lining or s ell, R extends along the inner face of the hub. Between said lining and the sleeve, A are antifriction rollers, R, which bear against said lining and said sleeve. The

outerend of the sleeve, A is provided with a flange, A, which extends artially across aid flange may be formed by upsettin the end of the sleeve or by welding or shrin ing a ring on the end A cap, F, surrounds the inner endpf the hub and is fitted closely around the sleeve, A. Said cap has a marginal; flange, F ,.extending over the peripher-ywofthe hubadja cent the end of the hub. Parts of the ex trem'e edge of said flange are bent 1nto recesses, F formed in the hub, whereby said 20 away from the boxing, B.

cap is ir'nmovablyheld in place on the end '5 axle boxing, B, is secured to the car-bottom (not shown) in any desired manner. The 'main part of the axle boxing closely. surrounds the sleeve, A ,'\vhile the outer end of the axle boxing is flared to form a flange, B extending around the inner end of the hub, C of the wheel, C.

In the. part of the hub which is surrounded bythe flange B the hub has an. external circumferential channel, C". Above and be-' l the hub y, eXtBIldS horizontally 'inoved outward for the'r'emoval of the wheel,

through the flange, B and tangentially through the hub channel, C and is retained by acoiter, D Said keys prevent the wheel and hub from moving horizontally outward When the wheel is to be removed, the keys, D, are first removed, whereby thewheel is disengaged from the boxing, B. Then the wheel may be drawn outward. But the cap,

F, will bearagainst the inner ends of the I rollers, R, and compel "the rollers to move outwardendwise simultaneously with said cap and the hub. v At the sametime, the outer ends of the rollers will bear against the flange, A andcompel the sleeve, A to move outward with the'rollers and the cap, F, and the hub, whereby the sleeve retains "its position relative to the rollers, R, and keeps the rollersin position in the hub un- 5 til such times as the wheel and sleeve are to be returned into their working position on the journal. When these parts are being so returned, the outer end wall, 0*, of the hub will bear against the outer end of the sleeve,

40 A, and compel said sleeve to move in unison with the hub. K

In the form illustrated by Figs. 6 and 7, the cap, F, is omitted and a washer, W, surrounds the sleeve, A adjacent the inner 4.5 ends of the rollers and within the lining,

. It. Parts, W of the inner end of the lin- -1ng are bent toward the sleeve, A, and

. across the inner fac o the Washer W5 and similar tongues, 7", on the inner end of said lining are bent outward away from the sleeve, A, into recesses, W, formed in the unner face "of the hub. These tongua 'W, by "engagement in said recesses, compel the lining, R to move outward with the. hub

5 whenthe wheel is to be removed-.from thejournal. At'thesametime the tongues,-W,

compel outward movement oi the washer,

=W', when the hub is moved outward. Such outward movementoffthe washer compels like movement of .the rollers, B. As above described,- in connectionwith Figs. 1, 2,

' 3, 4 and 5, such outward movementof the i roll erscausesdike outward movement of the washer, 'W, of Fi s. 6 and 7 is used; but the washer is retaine in position in the hub by means of belts 'or rivets, W extending through the wall of the hub at the inner side of the washer. When the hub is moved outward, the heads of the rivets or bolts bear against the washer and force it to move with the hub.

In the form shown by Figs. 10 and 11, the washer, IV, is again used and is held in place in the hub by means of two keys, WV, extendingcntirely through the hub at opposite sidesof the journal, A and close to the inner face of'the washer. \Vhcri the hub is these he s, lV-",.will compel the like move-- ment of the ,washerand the rollers, R, and the rollers will compel the like movement of the sleeve,' A

On examining the function of the sleeve, A it will be seen that said sleeve may be regarded as closely associated with or as forming a part of the wheel or wheel hub. \Vhen the keys, D, have been removed, the hubis free for removal from the journal, and by the engagement mad between the sleeve and ;the hub through the rollers the sleeve is carried outwardfin unison with the hub and the rollers, R, whereby, as already pointed out, the rollers are kept in position. Combining the sleeve in this manner with the wheel and rollers makes the wheel selfeontained or adapted to remain assembled when removed from the journal. In view of this relationship between the hub and the sleeve, A, that sleeve may be regarded as an inner hub lining;

In addition to serving to retain the rollers, the sleeve also serves as a replaceable wearing member. If it becomes worn, 'it may be removed and a new sleeve substi-f tuted.

A further advantage-of this construction is the added strength given to the structure fora given journal diameter. The part of no carbon steel tubing which will give greater strength than could be had from an equal cross section of the ordinar machine steel from which axles, of this, orm are made. Thus an axle boxing of a. given interior diameter may be a part of such-a structure having greater strength than-can without the use of the sleeve.

I claim as my invention,

1'. The combination of ajournal, a hub, an axle box, means engaging the hubj'and axle box, rollers and a sleeve inoperative relation with each other for. engagement at. their ban-had Y flange,

outer ends, and means supported by the hub -the hub and the axle box and having at its outer end an annular outward-directed rollers between the sleeve and the hub and adapted to engage saidannular flange, and means supported by the hub at the inner end of thehub for making engagement between the hub and the rollers, whereby,.when the hub is removed, said engaging means will force the rollers outward and the rollers will engage said flange-and thereby cause the outward movement. of the sleeve with the hub, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a journal, a hub, an axle box, means for holding the ,hub on the journal, rollers and a sleeve free from the journal and the hub in operative relation with each other for engagement at their outer ends, and means removably secured a the inner end of the hub for making engagement between the hub and the rollers, where- I by, when the hub is removed, said engagement between the hub and the rollers and be tween the rollers and the sleeve will cause the outward movement of the sleeve with the hub, substantially as described.

4. The combination of a journal, a hub,

an axle box, means engaging the hub and axle box, a sleeve surrounding the journal within the hub and free from the journal and the hub and having at its outer end an annular outward-directed flange, rollers between the sleeve and the hub and adapted to engage said annular flange, and means removably secured at the inner end of the hub for making engagement between the hub and the rollers, whereby, when the hub is removed, said engaging means will force the rollers outward and the rollers will engage said flange. and thereby cause the outward movement of the sleeve with the-hub, sub stantially as described. 1

' In testimony whereof I have signed my name, this 23rd. day of April, in the year one thousand nine hundred and twenty-four.

1 HUGH SANFORD. 

